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Instituto de Empresa
María de Molina, 12- Bajo
28006 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 568 9733 / +34 91 568 9600
Fax: +34 91 411 1361
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The IE DBA is a blended part-time program that takes minimum three years. The first part (one and a half years) is mainly devoted to coursework, while the second part (a further one and a half years) is devoted to supervised research and the dissertation.
Throughout the program, participants have the opportunity to take “blended” sessions (a blend of face-to-face and online learning). It involves three two-week presential periods at the beginning of the three first semesters, and three on-line periods. A maximum of 10 students will be admitted each year. Participants attend on-line sessions using an interactive asynchronous dialog platform, open 24 hours a day and moderated by an IE professor. Participants log in at their convenience and participate in live discussions with the professor and fellow classmates. |
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Coursework Period. This period includes the study of fundamental disciplines from which management research draws to provide students with a variety of theoretical backgrounds and which help them crystallize their research interests. During this period students will take methodological courses to develop their quantitative and analytical skills, including a full range of methodologies: field research, case studies, simulations and experimental research.
The academic year begins in early October and is divided into two semesters of sixteen weeks each. The time chart shows how courses are typically organized through the first and second semester. The summer will be dedicated to research.
Throughout the first year and a half students will complete a total of 13 PhD courses – 8 core or fundamental, 4 methodological and 4 dedicated to independent studies. These courses are designed to build the kind of research skills that are critical to the development of a high-caliber management scholar, able to create solid research as the basis for excellence in teaching and the improvement of management practices. On the successful completion of this period students will undergo a comprehensive exam that will qualify them to start their dissertation preparation. |
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The second period is dedicated to research. Although the full research period begins at the end of the first year and a half, students are encouraged to be actively involved in research activities with faculty members from the outset. Each student will be assigned a faculty member who will supervise research activities.
The last semesters of the second and third year are used to work formally on research leading to the student’s doctoral dissertation. The program is completed after successful submission and defense of the dissertation. |
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